diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
index e6733bc99724bb1b335ef213c915e8ff7c6023f5..f0f1e667000f30b8769587d9036a36b4b4c3b715 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ static int i2o_block_transfer(struct request *req)
 {
 	struct i2o_block_device *dev = req->rq_disk->private_data;
 	struct i2o_controller *c;
-	u32 tid = dev->i2o_dev->lct_data.tid;
+	u32 tid;
 	struct i2o_message *msg;
 	u32 *mptr;
 	struct i2o_block_request *ireq = req->special;
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ static int i2o_block_transfer(struct request *req)
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
+	tid = dev->i2o_dev->lct_data.tid;
 	c = dev->i2o_dev->iop;
 
 	msg = i2o_msg_get(c);
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_scsi.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_scsi.c
index 3d45817e6dcda66c3f132ac024c4ede18f919cc6..ea6b2197da8a2fc38afd18aaebd3d0a32338a993 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_scsi.c
@@ -528,7 +528,6 @@ static int i2o_scsi_queuecommand(struct scsi_cmnd *SCpnt,
 	 *      Do the incoming paperwork
 	 */
 	i2o_dev = SCpnt->device->hostdata;
-	c = i2o_dev->iop;
 
 	SCpnt->scsi_done = done;
 
@@ -538,7 +537,7 @@ static int i2o_scsi_queuecommand(struct scsi_cmnd *SCpnt,
 		done(SCpnt);
 		goto exit;
 	}
-
+	c = i2o_dev->iop;
 	tid = i2o_dev->lct_data.tid;
 
 	osm_debug("qcmd: Tid = %03x\n", tid);